Order in design, whether in music or a building comes from bringing together parts to make a whole. These parts can have an autonomous existence separately and combine to formulate a different event collectively.
This ...

Results from two-station surface-wave inversions across the Archean Kaapvaal craton of southern Africa are compared with seismic velocities estimated from approximately 100 mantle xenoliths brought to the surface in ...

In Iztapalapa, south of the Yuhualixqui volcano, lies an informal settlement of an estimated 2600
people. Informal settlements have with them the connotation of quick, temporary, unthoughful
architecture that dissolves ...

The thesis starts with the study of a Miao village in China, which is known as the center of the Miao culture. In Miao settlement landscape history, there is one feature that can be found in many cultures. The Fengshui ...

This thesis is an exploration of the historical, societal, and individual as well as material factors that contribute to the constructing of space, and in particular, sacred space. With the idea that the making of sacred ...

Religion developed out of myths. Myths developed independently in different places of the world. It seems that people have the wish to explain themselves what they perceive. Our psychological setting make us journey within ...

The Book of Exodus in the Old Testament recounts the liberation and salvation of an oppressed people and their subsequent journey to and arrival at the Promised Land. In the Christian Church, this journey continues in the ...

Spectrum slicing is a novel technique for the implementation of wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM). While conventional WDM systems employ laser diodes operating at discrete wavelengths as carriers for the different ...

The increasing prevalence of multi and many core processors has brought theissues of concurrency and parallelism to the forefront of everydaycomputing. Even for applications amenable to traditional parallelization ...

Whether it be through accident, conquest, or expedition, humanity has long held an innate desire to root itself in new environments that challenge us. The sky has proven to be no limit, the 20th century has shown that the ...

Pro bono work has always appealed to me. The prospect of being able to help those less fortunate with my knowledge and skillset is uplifting and gratifying. There is something truly rewarding about taking the architectural ...

A safe school is defined as a physically and emotionally safe environment where faculty and staff, members of the community, and students perceive that they are safe. School safety is an important topic for both school ...

This study examined public primary school teachersâ perceptions of the factors contributing to safe school learning environments. Teachersâ perceptions and behaviors were examined to assist task force members to develop ...

Determination of safe yield of a water source is a basic aspect of water supply planning. In this report, the safe yield is defined as the maximum constant release from a reservoir that is possible during a selected drought ...

Breast milk remains the optimum vehicle to deliver high quality nutrients, including oligosaccharides, in quantities sufficient to sustain normal growth, however, it is currently unknown whether the addition of prebiotics ...

Sodium phosphate (NaP) is a low-volume, hyperosmolar laxative that has been shown to be an effective bowel cleansing agent in people. The purposes of this study were to evaluate the safety and efficacy of oral NaP in dogs. ...